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After Natural Disasters, Consumer Purchases Help Small Businesses in Developing Nations Recover and Get Back to Work

Toronto, Ontario – With all of the sadness and tragedy of natural disasters taking place it is uplifting to hear about how a group of resilient women in the Philippines is turning the tide and working hard to put the pieces back together after a devastating typhoon. When all of the international TV crews move on from places like the Philippines, Haiti and Chile, and the grief and shock subside; it is important to learn and appreciate how the communities affected by these powerful natural disasters recover and how people can continue to help these hard-working people rebuild their lives. Read more...

NYIGF Donates to Haitian Artisan Communities and Relief Agencies

White Plains, NY — To support Haitian earthquake relief, the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) has established systems to allow market participants to make individual donations through NYIGF’s Handmade® division, Saturday, January 30, through Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. NYIGF also has made direct donations to two relief organizations: Artisan Grant Initiative (AGI) of Vital Edge Aid, a humanitarian micro-aid organization supporting indigenous artisan communities in Haiti, and AmeriCares®, a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs. Read more...

For the holidays, make the giving keep on giving

Deluged by news of so many in need, it can be hard to know how to help. There are numerous causes and nonprofits to support.

How about gifts that benefit the recipient and help others, too?

The Advent Shoppe has donated thousands of dollars to area programs since it opened about two years ago, Bill Hunter said. Hunter manages the shop staffed by volunteers and housed in Satterlee Hall at Episcopal Church of the Advent, 161 Advent St. Read more...

Blackstone's offers gift of charity

Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill is a gift shop that believes gifts should also be given back to the community.

The longtime Charles Street store, now co-owned by Mark Duffield and Jennifer Hill, is known for its popular and eclectic selection of gifts and accessories for shoppers - from Vera Bradley purses to Vineyard Vines neckties. Read more...

You buy, and the store gives to charity

It's one of the most iconic images of the Christmas season: On a snowy night outside a department store, shoppers drop money in the kettle of a Salvation Army bell-ringer.

The holidays are known as a time to help the needy, and retailers have always had a part in it.

This year, retail chains are finding innovative ways to help nonprofit groups. Read more...

Company C Donates More Than $35,000 to Fight Breast Cancer

Concord, NH – Today Company C announced it will make a donation of more than $35,000 to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. Read more...

Blossom Bucket, Inc. Launches Campaign for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

North Lawrence, Ohio — New “What Lengths” campaign from Blossom Bucket, Inc. benefits American Cancer Society in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“To what lengths would you go to protect your tools?” is the question posed by Blossom Bucket, Inc. for the month of October 2009. Read more...

Shop owner gives proceeds to needy

Peg Rubley started crafting 15 years ago. She has a fondness for seashells and many of the items she makes by hand are decorated with them.

This month she's opening a small gift shop, Shell We Dance, at 720 South Ave. in Rochester's South Wedge neighborhood. "Everything I sell, I've either made myself or embellished," Rubley says. Read more...

A store for second chances

Just off Eola Road and New York Street in Aurora, there's a shop where women looking for name brands and custom-made baskets of gourmet food can get a real deal.

Called Boutique Repeats and Gifts, it isn't the easiest store to spot. Some may be surprised it's actually there.

The unassuming storefront is tucked into a strip mall near a tanning salon and nail salon. The store's business card even describes it as "behind McDonalds." Read more...

Dogeared Presents: Breast Cancer - Find a Cure

Dogeared Jewels & Gifts, a trendsetting fashion brand that creates handcrafted jewels and gifts in Los Angeles, has long supported the efforts to find a cure for breast cancer. The company's Breast Cancer, Find a Cure necklace is a best seller and raises money for the cause all year long. Read more...